Description
Book SynopsisRescued in 1972 from a storeroom in which rats and seeping water had severely damaged the fifty-year-old manuscript, this text is the earliest major work (1919-1921) of the great Russian philosopher M. M. Bakhtin.
Trade Review"This is the first English translation of Bakhtin's earliest work of substance, dating from 1919-1921... The text reveals the depth of Bakhtin's concern with philosophy and introduces themes important in his later thought. Moreover, the ideas expressed here represent a valuable contribution to post-Kantian European thought... Vadim Liapunov's superb translation is supplemented by helpful notes, and there are insightful prefaces by Liapunov and Michael Holquist. Those involved in the production of this volume should be proud of the result." Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
Table of Contents
- Foreword by Michael Holquist
- Translator’s Preface by Vadim Liapunov
- Introduction to the Russian Edition by S. G. Bocharov
- Toward a Philosophy of the Act
- Notes
- Index
